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Big Temple Painting - Why they are not Sri RajaRaja and Karuvurar 13 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
The controversy over the identity of the two people in this famed Chola painting probably overshadows the Big Temple Vimana’s Shadowless myth. It is true that many great scholars did identify them as...
When the Pencil Jammers went to the Museum 9 Jul 2013 | 02:11 pm
I have been to museums quite often - right from my school days and seeing all those beautiful exhibits left me feeling low and not high. Yes, instead of just marching past, there was always an inner u...
Vriddachalam to Australia - Ardhanariswara’s murky details 28 Jun 2013 | 12:39 pm
There are some sculptures that imprint themselves into your memory - this androgyne was one such. From the moment i chanced on the picture of him/her i could never take my eyes of the beauty of this s...
Treasures of Cham (vietnam) sculpture - part 2 - Ravana 19 Jun 2013 | 10:20 am
Ever since i visited the Ho Chi Minh Museum and got bitten and smitten by the beauty of Cham art - the ruins of MySon ( in central vietnam) and the Danang Museum of Cham sculpture had steadily crept u...
In search of the Snake Earring 12 Jun 2013 | 02:55 pm
It is always a thrill to match objects - we had such a thrill the last time we went in search of a ring. We continue on that path once again but this time is an ear ring ! Not any ordinary ear ring - ...
300th post - Connection of West and East by Art - Poetryinstone becomes a Record of History - Kra Narasiah 31 May 2013 | 02:15 pm
300 … Its been a fascination journey of discovery and many joyous friendships therein. “poetryinstone” has been a labour of love and along the way have been touched, tutored, supported,helped by count...
The temple that helped us understand more about the Cholas - Esalam -Part 2 13 May 2013 | 06:10 pm
We come across many interesting things that pass by before our eyes without registering - until someone draws our attention to it ! Similarly today Shashwath is asking us to study the Veena or more cl...
Who are these two lil ones? 6 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
The internet is a definite boon for armchair researchers like me !! Quite often we do stumble on some unique puzzles in our quest to decipher the work of the ancients. One such task was to recreate th...
Sivapuram Somaskanda - the untold story 16 Apr 2013 | 10:33 am
The title of this post should raise a few eye brows - for the popular topic should be Sivapuram Nataraja - but no, it is no typo. What you are going to see today is the untold story of the “other” bro...
The temple that helped us understand more about the Cholas - Esalam -Part 1 13 Mar 2013 | 08:35 am
Youngsters like Shashwath make us believe that the message of heritage and conservation will be taken to the Gen neXt and beyond. Today he takes us on a tour to Esalam via his guest post. On a late J...
